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more than 40 percent. This aging population, in turn,
has affected the city's economy. Growth in the per
capita income in New Brighton is 25 percent lower
than the state's per capita growth. Assessment,
cleanup, and redevelopment of the city's brownfields
are critical to its ability to accomplish the goals of its
master plan for economic and community development.
A new corporate campus planned for a Fortune 500
medical technology company in the Northwest Quad-
rant Redevelopment Area is expected to bring at least
2,000 new high-paying jobs during development and to
employ 5,000 people when it is completed. The city
plans to complement this facility with a range of new
housing to create a mixed-use neighborhood on a
portion of the redevelopment area.
EPA Region 5 Brownfields Team
312-886-7576
http ://w w w. epa. go v/R5 B ro wnfields/
Grant Recipient: City of New Brighton, MN
651-638-2060
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet
been negotiated; therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
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